- [#4439](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/4439) [`77ce6be30`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/77ce6be30c9cb8054ebf69a4943b984eed90152e) Thanks [@Princesseuh](https://github.com/Princesseuh)! - Add tsconfig templates for users to extend from
- [#4183](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/4183) [`77c018e51`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/77c018e5159e9084304ca650487b6e99c828d3cf) Thanks [@Princesseuh](https://github.com/Princesseuh)! - Fix relaxed and default TypeScript settings not working
- [#4179](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/4179) [`d344f9e3e`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/d344f9e3ec1f69ad4d7efd433b3523ad5413b726) Thanks [@Princesseuh](https://github.com/Princesseuh)! - Add a step to configure how strict TypeScript should be
- [#4075](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/4075) [`cc10a5c8e`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/cc10a5c8e03683e64514de75e535169c187ab847) Thanks [@Princesseuh](https://github.com/Princesseuh)! - Added better error handling when cancelling operations, providing bad templates and when there's a degit cache issue
- [#3971](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3971) [`e6e216061`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/e6e2160614c9af320419a599c42211d0147760f4) Thanks [@tony-sull](https://github.com/tony-sull)! - Fixes support for using templates from any GitHub repository
- [#3313](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3313) [`1a5335ed`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/1a5335ed9abaef397ee9543a3b4ad7a3fddcf024) Thanks [@bholmesdev](https://github.com/bholmesdev)! - Update "next steps" with more informative text on each CLI command. Oh, and gradients. A lot more gradients.
- [#3227](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3227) [`c8f5fa35`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/c8f5fa35c4c3cf08df45e6bd6cb78960782ae08b) Thanks [@bholmesdev](https://github.com/bholmesdev)! - Add "initialize git repository" step to simplify our next steps suggestion. We now give you a one-liner to easily paste in your terminal and start the dev server!
- [#3223](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3223) [`b7cd6958`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/b7cd69588453cf874346bf2f14c41accd183129e) Thanks [@bholmesdev](https://github.com/bholmesdev)! - Replace the component framework selector with a new "run astro add" option. This unlocks integrations beyond components during your create-astro setup, including TailwindCSS and Partytown. This also replaces our previous "starter" template with a simplified "Just the basics" option.
- [#3190](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3190) [`38e5e9e9`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/38e5e9e9825876cd0ae14a648b51bdf397e81169) Thanks [@bholmesdev](https://github.com/bholmesdev)! - Feat: add option to install dependencies during setup. This respects the package manager used to run create-astro (ex. "yarn create astro" vs "pnpm create astro@latest").
- [#3168](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/3168) [`7c49194c`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/7c49194ca2161a09cc304ba8327533f8176ae0da) Thanks [@bholmesdev](https://github.com/bholmesdev)! - Add prompt to choose a directory, now defaulting to a separate "./my-astro-site" instead of "." (current directory)
- [#2429](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/2429) [`fda857eb`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/fda857eb22508f55233e297a887b356ea7b87398) Thanks [@Mikkel-T](https://github.com/Mikkel-T)! - Added an option to create-astro to use verbose logging which should help debug degit issues
- [#2202](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/2202) [`45cea6ae`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/45cea6aec5a310fed4cb8da0d96670d6b99a2539) Thanks [@jonathantneal](https://github.com/jonathantneal)! - Officially drop support for Node v12. The minimum supported version is now Node v14.15+,
- [#2124](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/2124) [`c0f29bcf`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/c0f29bcf8c2b943e4a8101cae4f893b13a4b832c) Thanks [@leosvelperez](https://github.com/leosvelperez)! - Parse --renderers flag correctly when passed to the create-astro cli